Firearm with sling strap



Nov. 30, 1943.

E. PUGsLEY ETA. l A2,335,357 FIREARM WITHv SLING-STRAP Filed Deus; 1941 2 sheets-sheet 1 l Faim/'h Pu ,sle and` 5j Frederick L/-lmegon E. PUGSLEY Erm. FREARM WITH sLING-STRAP Filed oct. 9, 1941 Nov. 30, 1943.

2 sheets-sheet 2 Edwin `Pu sley and s Frederick l. lumeon 9 f M Patented Nov. 30, 1943 FIREARM WITH SLING STRAP Delaware Application october 9, 1941,.-serial No. 414,300-

(cl. riz- 35) Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in firearms and relates more particularly to improvernents in firearms having sling-straps to enable the rearm to be slung across a persons shoulder and for other purposes of handling, etc.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provideY a superior firearm having a slingstrap of simple and readily attachable and detachable character.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a, superior firearm of the character referred to and in which the sling-strap is detachably retained in place by simple and effective means.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a superior firearm of the character referred to, in which the sling-strap is retained in place by means of a separable adjunctive device.

Still another object oi the present invention is to provide a superior iirearm-structure embodying both a sling-strap and a separable adjunctive device, and in which the adjunctive device referred to is releasably retained in assembled relationship with respect to the firearm-structure by means of the sling-strap.

A still further object is to provide a superior rearm having normally organized therewith a sling-strap and a separable adjunctive device (an oil can, for instance) useful in the care of the firearm, and in which iirearm the said adjunctive device and the said sling-strap mutually serve to maintain each other in assembled relationship to the rearm. l

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes all features in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out the present invention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of a iirearm embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a broken view in longitudinal section taken on the line 2--2` of Fig. 1;

Fig'. 3` is a View corresponding to Fig. 2 but showing the sling-strap partly released from the butt-portion of the stock, preparatory to the complete disconnection of the rear end of the said sling-strap and the complete demounting of the oil can;

Fig. 4 is a broken view of the left side of the rear portion of the stock with the sling-strapV in place' thereon;

Fig. 5 is a corresponding view but looking toward the right side of the stock;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken` on the `line 6 6 Aor Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view in centralv longitudinalsection of the oil can detached;

Fig. 8 is a broken perspective view of the rear portion ot the buttstock, viewing the sam'e mainly from the left side ;l and Fig. 9i is a similar view but viewing the. stock mainly from. the right side.

The particular `firearm. herein ychosen for purposes of illustrating the present invention inoludes',4 in the inain, a stock` lili, a receiver H, a lclvarrelV IZ and a barrel-cap i3'. Thestock l0 and the barrel-cap i3 are preferably formed of. Wood or other suitable heat-insulating material While the. receiver H- and barrel I:2l are preferably formed' of high-grade steel.

The stock '|82 is preferably formed in one continuous` piece, but for convenience of description-itstorward portion, which mainly underlies thereceiver H and the. barrel 1.2,. may be designated as aiorestock-portion lilla, while the rear portion of the said stock,` mainly to the rear of the receiver Iii,A may beV designated as a buttstock-portion lb.

Embracing the respective forward` portions of the barrel-cap i3 andthe forestock-portion Illa., is a front-band i4 of any suitable construction and which, in the instance showmsprovided on its left side (Figi.d 1l)l with avertical 'tubular socket i-'- in which is` pivotally mountedv the: adjacent ends of a loop" or swivel i6 which may be conveniently formed of relatively-heavy steel wire and whichisiree to pivot inthe-usual manner of strap-loops or swivels.

AssociatedV withl the firearm. in a manner as will be more fully hereinafter described, isv a sling-strap generally designated bythe refer-- ence character H which maybe formed of teX'- tile material, leather or other suitable flexible materials. ForI purposes of description, the particular siing-strap'li shown in theaccompanyi-ng drawings may be consideredv to have'aislideend t8' and a coupling-end i9, the tipici which latter is preferably reinforced,v asshown; by a metallic. tip-guard 2d.v The slide-endl Iig. oftlie siingI-strap I is preferably rigidly attached to one end of a slide-buckle 2l, which isprovided with aclamping-lever 232 in aman-ner generally common. in slide-buckles.

Adjacent its= tip-guardi 210', the coupling-end I9- of thesliing-strapi Hl isfforrned' with alongitudinally-exte'ndinglslit-like buttonhole 2'3 throughwhich normally extends the rod-like shank 24 of a spool-shaped button 25. The rear portion of the shank 24 of the button 25 extends through a longitudinal slit-like buttonhole 26 formed in the coupling-end I9 of the strap a few inches inwardly from the buttonhole 23 before referred to, as is especially well shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The coupling-end I9 of the sling-strap I1 is normally looped around a key-member 21 which preferably constitutes an adjunctive device or appurtenance useful in connection with the care of the firearm. In the particular instance shown, the key-member 21 is in the form of a cylindrical oil can comprising a vial-shaped body 28 normally having a knurled cap 29 threaded into its open end, which cap is formed with a slender stem or applicator 39 by means of which latter the oil within the body 28 may be applied to desired parts of the rearm-structure. The said key-member 21 is preferably formed of brass or other suitable non-rusting material of adequate mechanical strength.

Mainly in its left side, the buttstock-portion I b of the stock I is formed with a longitudinally-extending groove-like recess or passage 3| comprising a tapering throat-portion 32 leading to the right side of the stock-portion IIIb., The said throat-portion has side-walls 32a and 32h spaced from each other iny a direction longitudinally of the stock IIJ and sloping relatively steeply toward each other as they approach the right side of the buttstock-portion Illb, The side-walls 32a and 32h provide strap-seats, as will hereinafter appear, and they in effect face away from the right side of the stock I9 and toward the left face thereof. f

The gap (in a horizontal direction) in the most contracted portion of the throat-portion 32 just above referred to, preferably has a horizontal dimension which is slightly in excess of the diameter of the key-member 21 plus one thickness of the sling-strap I1, but of a dimension smaller than the combined diameter of the said keymember 21 plus two thicknesses of the sling-strap I1, all for purposes as will more fully hereinafter appear.I Leading forwardly from the widest part of the throat-portion 32 in the buttstock-portion Ib is a gently-sloping floor-portion 33 having its forward terminus gently merging into the contour of the left side of the buttstock-portion I 0b, as is especially well shown in Fig. 8.

In its right side, the buttstock-portion Illbl of the stock Iii is formed with a key-receiving recess or socket 34 relatively narrow in a direction lengthwise of the stock I9 and relatively long in a vertical direction. Ther vertical length of the keyreceiving recess 34 just referred to exceeds the Vertical width of the groove-like recess 3| before described and the central portion of the said keyreceiving recess 34 intersects and is intersected by thesaid groove-like recess 3|. AS thus related to the recess 3|, the key-receiving recess 34 has at each of its respective opposite ends one of two key-seats 35-35 which face outwardly toward the right side of the buttstock-portion IIlb and hence away from the left side of the said buttstock-portion, The length of the key-receiving recess 34 is slightly in excess of the length of the key-member or oil can 21, and at its top and bottom ends respectively the said recess 34 is formed withV one of two shallow clearancechannels 36-36 extending along both the front and rear side-Walls, as well as the bottom wall, of the recess 34 to insure that the periphery of the overhanging cap 29 of the key-member 21 will be free of rubbing engagement with the stock, regardless of whether or not it is placed with its cap up or with its cap down.

One mode of assembling the sling-strap I1 with the firearm would be to first thread the coupling-end I9 of the said sling-strap through the swivel or loop I6 and then thread the said coupling-end through the slide-buckle 2| in a position beneath the clamping-lever 22 thereof, so that the intermediate portion of the slingstrap is looped around the swivel or loop IB, as is shown in Fig. 1, The coupling-end I9 of the sling-strap may now be inserted from left to right into the-groove-like recess 3| in the left side of the buttstock-portion IIlbi and thence through the throat-portion 32 thereof and outwardly so as to project from the right side of the buttstock-portion I 9b, as is shown by full lines in Fig. 3. The key-member 21 or its equivalent may now be laterally inserted from the right side of the buttstock-portion IIb into the key-receiving recess 34. The single thickness of the slingstrap will not bar the insertion of the key-member 21 since the horizontal dimensions of the minimum gap between the side-walls 32a and 32b of the throat-portion 32 is such that (as shown at Ain Fig. 3) one thickness of the sling-strap may be simultaneously accommodated together with the key-member 21. When the key-member 21 is fully inserted into the key-receiving recess 34, as indicated by full lines in Fig. 3, the coupling-end I9 of the said sling-strap I1 may be reversely turned and passed from right to left back through the throat-portion 32 so as to pass to the rear of the key-member 21, as is indicated by the broken lines B in Fig. 3, The couplingend I9 of the sling-strap I1 may now be swung into the position in which it is especially well shown in Fig. 2, and the buttonhole 23 therein slipped over the adjacent outer end of the spoollike button 25.

To disconnect the coupling-end I 9 of the slingstrap I1 from the buttstock-portion |011, the steps above described need merely to be reversed.

It is to be noted that when the coupling-end I9 of the sling-strap I1. is fully looped around the key-member 21 as is shown especially Well in Fig. 2, neither the looped portion of the couplingend I9 nor the key-member 21 itself may be moved from left to right out of the buttstockportion Ilib, since the throat-portion 32 of the groove-like recess 3|" is too narrow to permit the key-member 21 plus two thicknesses of strap to pass from left to right. When strain is applied to the sling-strap I1, the key-member 21 will be pulled laterally both forwardly and to the left, with the result that the said key-member will be seated against the key-seats 35-35 and the front walls of the key-receiving recess 34.

As above described, the coupling-end I9 of the sling-strap I1 is prevented from being pulled out of the buttstock-portion IIIb by the key-member 21 and conversely it is to be noted that the said key-member is restrained from being moved laterally out of the key-receiving recess 34 by the sling-strap I1. It willY also be appreciated that by means -of the construction shown, the oil can or .key-member 21 is prevented from moving axially in a vertical direction in such manner as might release thecoupling-end I9 of the slingstrap I1, by the respective upper andlower walls of the key-receiving recess 34.

, By swinging the clamping-lever 22 of the slidebuckle 2| into its strap-freeing position, the slideend I8 of the sling-strap I1 may be shifted alongv assises?` bodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all' respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency rangeV of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

We claim:

1.. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first face and an opposite second face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said first face to its saidsecond face, the said stock being also provided adjacent its said passage withy key-seat means facing in a direction generally away from the said first face of the stockA and positioned for engagement with a key-member; a. key-member engaged with the said key-seat means adjacent the said passage through the stock; and a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said rst face ofthe stock into the said passage therein and around the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second face and` thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first face of the stock.

2. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first face and an opposite second face, the said stock being formed with av transverse passage leading from its said first face to its said Second face, the said stock being also provided adjacent its said passage with key-seat means facing in a direction generally away from the said first Yface of the stock and positioned for engagement with a key-member; a key-member engaged with the said keyseat means adjacent the said passage through the stock; a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first face of ythe stock; and stop-means on the said stock located adjacent the key-seat means thereof in position to limit the movement of the said key-member in a direction parallel with the face of the said sling-strap.

3. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a rst face and an opposite second face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said first face to its said second face and contracted adjacent the said second face of the stock to forma constricted throat-portion, the said stock being also provided adjacent its said passage with key-seat' means facing in a direction gen-- erally away fromthe saidV firstV face of the stock and positioned for engagement with -a key-member; a key-member engaged with the said key-- seatA means adjacent the said passage through the stock; v and a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first face ofthe stock into the said passage therein and around the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second face. and thence reversely outwardlyk from the` said passage toward the said first face of the' stock; the said key-member having a diameter which together with one thickness of the portion of the said sling-strap extending therear'ound'is` l'ess than the width of the thro-atportieri of the said passage in the-stock, and the'saidf key-member having a diameter: which added totwo-thicknesses of thesling-strap extending therearound isgreater-than the widthcf'thethroat-portionA of the said passage inthe stock;

4; A sling-strap firearm-structurelincluding;inl combination: 1a stock having: az first. faceand an opposite second face, thesaid-stock being formed with a transverse passageV leading from its said firstV face to its said secondv face and contracted adjacent the said second` face of the stock to form a constricted throateportion, the said stock being also` providedy adjacent its. said passage. withy key-seat means,v facingy in: a directiony generally' away fromv the; said rst face of thev stock andl positioned for engagement with a key-member; a: key-memberr engaged With the. said key-seat. means adjacent the said passage through the stock; a sling-strap extending'inwardlyfrom thesaid first face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the said. key-member von the:A sidev thereof ltoward the said secondA face Iand thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the'said rst face ofthe stock; and stopmeans on thel said stock located adjacent the key-seat means thereof inposition to limit thev movement of the said key-member in a direction parallel with the faceof the said strap; the said key-member having a diameter which together,

with one thickness of the portion ofthe said sling-strap extending therearound is less than, the width of the throat-portion of the said pas-- sage in the stock, andthe said key-member having a diameter which, added to two thicknesses of the sling-strap extending therearound is greater than the. width; of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock.

5. A sling-strap firearms-structure including in combination: astock having a first face and an opposite secondface, the said. stock being formedVV in'its said second facewith a key-receiving recess having key-seatfmeansv facing generally away. from the said first face of the stock,r the saidV stock also being formed with a transverse passage lead.- ingV from its said first face laterally intov communication with the key-receiving recess inthe said second face of the stock; a key-member located in the said key-receiving recess of the stoclc in engagement withv the said key-seat means thereof; and a sling-strapy extending inwardly from the saidrst face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the said keymember on the side thereof toward the said second face and thence reversely outwardly from theV said passage toward the said rst face of. the stock.

6. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having arrst face andan opposite second face, the said stock being formed" in its said second face with a key-receiving recess having key-seat means facing generally away from the said first face ofthe stock, the said stock also being formed with' a transverse' passage leading from its saidfirst'face laterally into communication with the key-'receivingl recess in:

and thence reversely outwardly from .the said passage toward'thesai'drst face ofthe stock; and' stop-means on the said stock located adjacent the key-seat means thereof in position to limit the movement of the said key-member in a direction parallel with the face of the said sling-strap.

'7. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first face and an opposite second face, the said stock being formed in its said second face with a key-receiving recess having key-seat means facing generally away from the said first face of the stock, the said stock also being formed With a, transverse passage leading from its said first face laterally into communication with the key-receiving recess in the said second face of the stock and contracted adjacent the said second face to form a const-ricted throat-portion; a key-member located in the said key-receiving recess of the stock in engagement with the key-seat means thereof; and a. sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first face of the stock; the said key-member having a diameter which together with one thickness of the portion of the said sling-strap extending therearound is less than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock, and the said key-member having a diameter which added to two thicknesses of the slingstrap extending therearound is greater than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock. i?

' 8. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a, first face and an opposite second face, the said stock being formed in its said second face with a key-receiving recess having key-seat means facing generally away from the said first face of the stock, the said stock also being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said rst face laterally into communication with the key-receiving recess in the said second face of the stock and contracted adjacent the said second face to form a constricted throat-portion; a key-member located in the said key-receiving recess of the stock in engagement with the key-seat means thereof; a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first face of the stock; and stop-means on the said stock located adjacent the said keyseat means thereof and positioned to limit the movement of the said key-member in a direction parallel with the face of the said sling-strap; the said key-member having a diameter which-together with one thickness of the portion of the said sling-strap extending therearound is less than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock, and the said key-member having a diameter which added to two thicknesses of the sling-strap extending therearound is greater than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock. Y

9. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said said first side-face to its said second sideface, the said stock being provided adjacent its said second side-face with two key-seats one of which is located above the said passage and the other being located below the said passage and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said first side-face of the stock; a keymember having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said passage in the stock and resting adjacent its respective opposite ends upon the aforesaid key-seats of the stock; and a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first side-face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the key-member on the side thereof-toward the said second side-face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first side-face of the stock.

10. A sling-strap firearm-structure including incombination: a stock having a first side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said first side-face to its said second side-face, the said stock being provided adjacent its said second side-face with two key-seats one of which is located above the said passage and the other being located below the said passage and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said first side-face of the stock; a keymember having arvertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said passage in the stock and resting adjacent its respective opposite ends upon the aforesaid key-seats of the stock; a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first side-face of the stock into the said passage thereinV and around the key-member on the side thereof toward the said second side-face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first side-face of the stock; and two stopabutments one of which is located adjacent each of the respective key-seats of the said stock in position to limit the vertical movement of the said key-member.

l1.- A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a rst side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said first side-face to its said second sideface and contracted adjacent the said second side-face of the stock to form a constricted throat-portion, the said stock being provided adjacent its said second side-face with two keyseats, one of which is located about the said passage and the other being located below the said passage and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said first side-face of the stock; a key-member having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said passage in the stock and resting adjacent its respective opposite ends upon the aforesaid key-seats of the stock; and a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first side-face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the key-member on the side thereof toward the said second side-face and thence outwardly fromv the said passage toward the said rst side-face of the stock; the said key-member having a horizontal dimension intermediate its respective opposite ends which together with one thickness of the portion of the said sling-strap extending therearound is less than the width of the throatportion of the said passage in the stock, and the said key-member having a diameter which added to two thicknesses of the sling-strap extending therearound is greater than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock.

l2. A sling-strap firearm-structure as dened in claim 11 and in which the said stock is formed with two substantially-horizontal clearancechannels, one of which is located above the upper of the two said key-seats in the stock and the other clearance-channel being located below the lower of the two said key-seats in the stock.

13. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed with a transverse passage leading from its said first side-face to its said second side-face and contracted adjacent the said second side-face of the stock to form a constricted throat-portion, the said stock being provided adjacent its said second side-face with two keyseats, one of which is located above the said passage and the other being located below the said passage and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said first side-face of the stock; a key-member having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said passage in the stock and resting adjacent its respective opposite ends upon the aforesaid key-seats of the stock; a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first side-face of the stock into the said passage therein and around the key-member on the side thereof toward the said second side-face and thence reversely outwardly from the said passage toward the said first sideface of the stock; and two stop-abutments, one of which is located adjacent each of the respective key-seats of the said stock in position to limit the vertical movement of the said keymember, the said key-member having a horizontal dimension intermediate its respective opposite ends which together with one thickness of the portion of the said sling-strap extending therearound is less than the width of the throatportion of the said passage in the stock, and the said key-member having a diameter which added to two thicknesses of the sling-strap extending therearound is greater than the width of the throat-portion of the said passage in the stock.

14. A sling-strap firearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a first side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed in its said rst side-face with a strap-receiving recess leading laterally toward the said second side-face of the stock, the said stock also being formed in its said second sideface with a key-receiving recess having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of Y the said strap-receiving recess and intersecting the latter, the said stock being formed in its said key-receiving recess with two key-seats one of which is located above the said strap-receiving recess and the other being located below the same and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said rst side-face of the stock; a key-member having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said strap-receiving recess in the stock and resting adjacent its adjacent opposite ends upon the aforesaid key-seats of the said stock; and a slingstrap extending inwardly from the said first sideface of the stock into the said strap-receiving passage therein and around an intermediate portion of the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second side-face of the stock and thence reversely outwardly from the said strapreceiving recess toward the said first side-face of the stock.

15. A sling-strap rearm-structure including in combination: a stock having a rst side-face and an opposite second side-face, the said stock being formed in its said rst side-face with a strap-receiving recess leading laterally toward the saidfsecond side-face of the stock, the said.

stock also being formed in its said second sideface with a key-receiving recess having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of.

the said strap-receiving recess and intersecting the latter, the said stock being formed in its said key-receiving recess with two key-seats, one of which is located above the said strap-receiving recess and the other being located below the same and both thereof facing in a direction generally away from the said first side-face of the stock; two stop-abutments one of which is located above the upper key-seat in the said stock and the other of which is located below the lower keyseat inthe said stock respectively in position to limit the upward and downward movement of the key-member; a key-member having a vertical dimension exceeding the vertical dimension of the said strap-receiving recess in the stock and resting adjacent its adjacent opposite ends upon the aforesaid'key-seats of the said stock; and a sling-strap extending inwardly from the said first side-face of the stock into the said strap-receiving passage therein and around an intermediate portion of the said key-member on the side thereof toward the said second side-face of the stock and thence reversely outwardly from the said strap-receiving recess toward the said first side-face of the stock.

EDWIN PUGSLEY. FREDERICK L. HUMESTON. 

